Iron Pig BBQ

We always go all the way to oakwood for BBQ and we have lived in the Jefferson area for almost 10 years now. I will never go out of my way for BBQ or stew EVER again. I have told everyone I can’t believe I have never tried this place before. I have literally rode straight past it a thousand times! The staff was really friendly and the food came out fast. The only thing I would change about this place is the hours definitely needs to stay open later. Especially on game nights I’m sure they would do much business. Highly recommend!

The iron pug was a fun, casual place for BBQ. We really enjoyed the pork BBQ & stew. (The slaw was not as good). Everything considered, definitely worth the trip.

Great food, great service, neat atmosphere, plenty of food. Not quite add spicy as I teens to like my bbq but still was very good. No doubt a great little spot to stop for a picnic or to grab some takeout. Would recommend.

So I went and gave the Iron Pig a try after seeing all the positive reviews on here and unfortunately I don’t agree with them. The setting is really neat and welcoming, but the food wasn’t really up to GA BBQ standards. I had the pork sandwich with slaw and beans. The sandwich was decent at best, slaw was terrible (and I am not at all picky with slaw), and the beans were good.
Definitely not something I would get again.

We pass this (always busy) little stop daily. On a rainy, dreary day, we by chance decided to give it a try… for the same amount that would normally feed just two of us, we were able to get enough food for a small army! We aren’t super big BBQ fans here, but let me just say this… There wasn’t a drop of food left and it was only three of us that ate!!! This experience alone had me (and still does to be honest) craving their Brunswick stew for soooo long… just wonderful!

I have been here twice now and it is time for my review. I must say that I have to disagree with the other reviewers. They are obviously in to really dry, nearly tasteless bbq and slaw.
Now, I will admit their sauces are very good. But try some of their meat without the sauce. Have a glass of water handy and perhaps an adult nearby who is skilled in performing the Heimlich maneuver because you may need it… it is that dry.
The slaw is tasteless and the meat doesn’t have much more taste. The only thing that I find to be really good here, in fact excellent, is the Brunswick stew. I give that 5 stars and the BBQ sauce 4.5 stars. But the meat and slaw is definitely just one star.
Also noteworthy, I purchased a family special. It was like $ 28. It was definitely not worth the price to get the most dry meat I have ever had. Sauce only makes up for so much and bland slaw does absolutely nothing for me. And what really irritated me was they gave me a gallon of tea that was WAY rancid. I mean you could smell the sour tea the second you broke the seal on the gallon jug. My level of irritation was off the charts because I live far away form this place so I could not take it back.
I may come back and give them one more try. However, at this point, I have to classify this as the most overrated BBQ I have ever had. The Brunswick Stew was the only thing worthy.
If you check out my review’s of Jack’s Old South you will see how critical I was of those guys. Even so, their bbq pork is leaps and bounds better than Iron Pig’s.
To sum up this review– Iron pig is very overrated. I only gave it a second star due to the Brunswick Stew.

This place has some of the best q I’ve had. Had the pork plate with slaw and plantation beans. All were terrific. Good smoke. Nice bark. Also I managed to get a rib sample, awesome.. Will be back.

Best baked beans I’ve ever had. They are sweet with 3 types of beans and ground MEAT. The pork is tender, juicy, and perfectly smoked. Finally, the whole chicken is one of the best around. It;s so tasty it doesn’t need the BBQ sauce (but it’s even better with it). I highly recommend the cole slaw too!

While in Jefferson visiting a friend we were able to enjoy this very well cooked BBQ. Racks of ribs… pork butts were just freaking amazing.
Well worth the trip in town if you are ever in Jefferson make sure you stop by and grab some grub

Sometimes the Barbecue Gods work in strange and wondrous ways…
Take finding the Iron Pig on a back street in Jefferson, Georgia (an hour north of Atlanta off I-​85) for instance.,.
Most folks would have driven right by… nothing more than a little shack with some picnic tables out front, bounded by a car wash on one side and a flea market across the street. Most folks, but not barbecue lovers… next to a shack with bars on the windows in the worst part of town, they’d know this place had the potential of providing some good ‘cue. And they’d be right.
Dished up styrofoam pates, this was some of the best barbecue (check out our reviews of other barbecue across the country) that had been enjoyed in weeks. Slow hickory smoked in a train engine smoker, the pulled pork was moist, and with just enough good hickory flavor that you knew it was the real thing. The ribs, babybacks, had a nice char, a deep red ring (always proof positive they’ve been smoked and not baked or par boiled) and a great flavor.
The Iron Pig folks offer three sauces: a unique «mild» tomato based sauce (our favorite), as well as a mild vinegar and then one labeled «hot» that was very.
The pulled pork plate, two sides, plus chips and a generous service of meat, were reasonably priced at eight bucks, the half rack of ribs, including a couple sides and chips, was $ 12. Personally, with the sides (more in a minute) the chips were unnecessary.
The IP’s Brunswick Stew is good, very good. Reminded this long time fan a lot of the late Harold’s Barbecue down by the prison in Atlanta. But the best side of all was something called «Plantation Beans…» consisting of three different kinds of beans, chunks of bacon and browned ground beef. Don’t usually care for baked beans and such, but their speciality would have been worth the drive in and of itself. The slaw was slaw, nothing too good or bad.
Turns out the folks behind the Iron Pig are a young couple, Hunter and Farrah Ganner and they’d been planted out there 15 minutes off the highway for close to as half dozen years — with a smoker they bought off eBay — and some truly exceptionally good barbecue at better than decent prices. And you get to sit outside and eat at a picnic table… sometimes the Barbecue Gods work in strange and wondrous ways.